All Roll Calls
Yes: 296 • No: 15
OklahomaHB 4427Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Adjunct teachers; annual report; qualifications; requirements; prohibiting adjunct teachers from teaching core curriculum subjects to certain grades; waiver; certificate; effective date.
Sponsored By: Kyle Hilbert (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
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5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.
Colleges must run alternative placement programs
Beginning November 1, 2026, teacher education programs cannot be accredited unless they offer alternative placement in at least four specializations, including math, science, and a foreign language. Programs must admit people who meet the state criteria and offer ways to finish standard certification during the summers before and after the first teaching year. Two or more Oklahoma colleges may work together to meet these requirements.
Alternative teacher certification entry rules
Beginning November 1, 2026, you can enter teaching through an alternative placement certificate if you have a bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.50 GPA, a terminal degree, or a bachelor’s plus related work experience, and you show subject competency or have a major in the field. You must pass the subject‑area exam, but the State Board may waive it if you hold an accredited advanced degree that matches the test content. The Board may also grant other exceptions based on demonstrated subject competency. You must plan to earn standard certification within three years, with 6 to 18 semester hours (90 to 270 clock hours) of professional education set by the Board. Student teaching and pre‑student‑teaching field experience are not required for this route. To get the certificate, you must show a job offer from an accredited Oklahoma district in your subject or declare you will seek one; the certificate counts for hiring and gives you inductee status.
Alternative route renewal and progress checks
Beginning November 1, 2026, enrollees in the alternative placement route must not have been denied entry to an approved teacher program or failed required courses, unless they already hold a certificate. You must file a plan to finish standard certification within three years and complete the induction program with the same duties as other inductees. An alternative placement certificate can be renewed for up to three more years if you show a same‑subject job offer from an accredited Oklahoma district and a letter from a teacher education institution showing satisfactory progress.
Limits on adjuncts in early grades
Starting with the 2027–2028 school year, adjunct teachers cannot teach core subjects in pre‑K through 5th grade. Districts can ask for a waiver to keep an adjunct in that role if the person taught before 2027–2028 and completes the State’s science‑of‑reading training. Also starting in 2027–2028, districts cannot employ an adjunct for more than five years unless the State Board approves a waiver. A Board‑approved waiver can extend adjunct employment for up to five more years and must include the person’s distinguished qualifications.
New adjunct hiring path and status
Beginning November 1, 2026, districts may hire adjunct teachers who have at least a high school diploma and distinguished qualifications set by State Board rules. Adjuncts do not have to meet standard certification. If an adjunct does not hold a valid teaching certificate, the person is not legally classified as a “teacher” under state law, which can affect rights and protections tied to that status.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Kyle Hilbert
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Ellen Pogemiller
Democratic • House
Melissa Provenzano
Democratic • House
Trish Ranson
Democratic • House
Ally Seifried
Republican • Senate
John Waldron
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/6/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 80 • No: 5
Senate vote • 4/29/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/7/2026
emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/7/2026
emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 1
House vote • 3/23/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 91 • No: 4
House vote • 3/23/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 91 • No: 4
House vote • 3/2/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 3/2/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
5/12/2026HouseSent to Governor
5/6/2026HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/6/2026SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/6/2026HouseReferred for enrollment
5/6/2026HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 5
5/6/2026HouseSA's read, adopted
5/6/2026HouseSA's received
4/30/2026HouseEngrossed to House
4/30/2026SenateReferred for engrossment
4/29/2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
4/29/2026SenateTitle restored
4/29/2026SenateEmergency removed
4/29/2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
4/29/2026SenatePlaced on General Order
4/9/2026SenateTitle stricken
4/7/2026SenateReported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
4/7/2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
4/1/2026SenateFirst Reading
3/24/2026SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
3/24/2026HouseReferred for engrossment
3/23/2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 4
3/23/2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Waldron, Ranson
3/23/2026HouseGeneral Order
3/23/2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Provenzano
3/3/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/6/2026
Amended And Engrossed
4/30/2026
Floor (Senate)
4/8/2026
Senate Committee Report
4/7/2026
Engrossed
3/24/2026
Floor (House)
3/3/2026
House Committee Report
3/3/2026
House Committee Substitute
3/3/2026
House Policy Committee Report
2/19/2026
Introduced
1/15/2026
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